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Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Okumoto

Actor, also producer · Born April 20, 1959 (67) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Yuji Don Okumoto (雄二・ドン・奥本, Yūji Don Okumoto; born April 20, 1959) is a Japanese-American actor, best known for his role of Chozen Toguchi in the film The Karate Kid Part II and the television series Cobra Kai.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 20, 1959 (67)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Yuji Okumoto's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
25%
Survival
16%
Self
15%
Society
10%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 6

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Thrilling
11
Hopeful
5
Dread
5
Joyful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yuji Okumoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yuji Okumoto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Paper Tigers(2020)

    Producer · as Del

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Driven(2018)

    as Judge Takasugi

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Cobra Kai(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · as Chozen · as Chozen Toguchi

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Ultra Low (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Himself

  • Beta Test(2016)

    Producer · as The Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Z Nation(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernt

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Awesome Asian Bad Guys(2014)

    as Yuji

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Grimm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Gaffen

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Yukimura

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Young Justice(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Tseng (voice) · as Tseng / Singh Manh Li / Xaiping (voice) · as Tseng Dangun (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Inception(2010)

    as Saito's Attendant

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Akio Tanaka

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Liu

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mask of the Ninja(2008)

    as Nakano

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board(2007)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Only the Brave(2006)

    as Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • End Game(2006)

    as Doctor Lee

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Unit(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Michael

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Big Momma's House 2(2006)

    as Parsons

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce Takedo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Crow: Wicked Prayer(2005)

    as Pestilence

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Par 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mr. Fukamura

  • A Kitty Bobo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Graffiti/Moviegoer

  • Ticker(2001)

    as Embassy Consul

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    as Japanese Shy Bomber

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Guilty as Charged(2000)

    as Davis

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as One Eye

  • Fortress 2: Re-Entry(2000)

    as Sato

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Tsunami(1999)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I'll Remember April(1999)

    as Matsuo Yomma

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Strick

  • V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Morton Zhou

  • The Truman Show(1998)

    as Japanese Family

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mean Guns(1997)

    as Hoss

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Game(1997)

    as Nikko Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Contact(1997)

    as Electrical

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Blast(1997)

    as FBI Agent

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Superman: The Animated Series(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Kindred: The Embraced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lo

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Jiro Kitamura

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Hard Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jimmy Wong

  • Open Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bishop (uncredited)

  • Red Sun Rising(1994)

    as Yuji

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills(1994)

    as Lester Kuriyama

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Tiger(1994)

    as Lieutenant Sakagami

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Vanishing Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Nguyen

  • Bloodfist V: Human Target(1994)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • American Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as James

  • American Yakuza(1993)

    as Kazuo

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Brain Smasher... A Love Story(1993)

    as Wu

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Chen Chow

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Wars(1993)

    as Chou-Sing

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Chang

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Cries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mickey (uncredited)

  • Nemesis(1992)

    as Yoshiro Han

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Only One Survived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Peter Fujiko

  • Murder in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jackie Lo

  • True Believer(1989)

    as Shu Kai Kim

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Aloha Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Kenzo Konishi

  • The Karate Kid Part II(1986)

    as Chozen

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Howie

  • The Check Is in the Mail...(1986)

    as Bellboy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Better Off Dead(1985)

    as Yee Sook Ree

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Real Genius(1985)

    as Fenton

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim Huan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Teruo Kuroda

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 6 episodes · as Art Nam

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Sorcerers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Secretary

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 71 of them dated from 1979 to 2020; peak year 1985.

Biggest box office

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

$115M worldwide

Highest rated

True Believer (1989)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Film career

19792020

Peak 1985 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 72: 70 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing2 of 72: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
859505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Yuji Okumoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Blast (1997)

85th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inception (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Yuji Okumoto's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Yuji Okumoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yuji Okumoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Mooradian shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers